SHAREHOLDER ALERT: The Law Firm of Levi & Korsinsky, LLP Notifies Investors of Claims of Breaches of Fiduciary Duty by the Board of Duff & Phelps in Connection with a Proposed Going Private Transaction

NEW YORK, Jan. 31, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --– Levi & Korsinsky notifies investors of Duff & Phelps ("Duff & Phelps" or the "Company") (NYSE: DUF) of claims of breaches of fiduciary duty and other violations of state law against the board of directors of the Company in connection with a going private proposal from a consortium that includes The Carlyle Group, Stone Point Capital LLC, Pictet & Cie and Edmond de Rothschild Group. A complaint was filed in New York state court.

Under the terms of the proposed transaction, the consortium would acquire the outstanding shares of Duff & Phelps it does not currently own for a value of $15.55 per share. The transaction has a total approximate value of $665.5 million. The claims concern, among other things, whether the proposed consideration to be paid to Duff & Phelps shareholders is unfair, inadequate, and substantially below the fair or inherent value of Duff & Phelps. In particular, at least one analyst set a price target for Duff & Phelps stock at $24 per share.

If you own common stock in Duff & Phelps and wish to obtain additional information, please contact Joseph E. Levi, Esq. either via email at jlevi@zlk.com or by telephone at (212) 363-7500, toll-free: (877) 363-5972, or http://zlk.9nl.com/duffandphelps-duf/.

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